spoils
/ (spɔɪlz) /
(sometimes singular) valuables seized by violence, esp in war
mainly US the rewards and benefits of public office regarded as plunder for the winning party or candidate: See also spoils system
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How to use spoils in a sentence
Yet instead of disbelieving that the facts will set us free, we cling to them as if they were spoils of war.
Over time, old rivalries began to deepen, particularly over the spoils of corruption.
‘The Good Lie’ and the Hard Truths of South Sudan | John Prendergast | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPerhaps worst of all, this scramble for spoils raises the value of gains even as it lowers the bar for action.
Meanwhile, ISIS amassed resources, money, and heavy weapons brought back as spoils from their military victories in Iraq.
“Umar al-Shishani inspects spoils of war…Looks quite pleased,” the tweet said.
Iraq’s Terrorists Are Becoming a Full-Blown Army | Eli Lake, Jamie Dettmer, Nadette De Visser | June 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
All insert yis (or yes) before parde; which spoils both sense and metre.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAll insert white after Was, which spoils metre and story (see l. 948).
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerWith his vast income, acquired from the spoils of nearly every country in Europe, he maintained his high rank in lordly fashion.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonAnd your spoils shall be gathered together as the locusts are gathered, as when the ditches are full of them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousShe is one of those lovable little creatures that every body spoils!
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
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